Editing Nakhon Pathom province (section)

==Economy==
In mid-2019, the [[Department of Airports (Thailand)|Department of Airports]] (DOA) proposed the construction of a new airport in the province, to relieve pressure on Bangkok's two existing airports. The 20 billion [[Thai baht|baht]] airport would occupy 3,500 [[Rai (unit)|rai]] of land in [[Bang Len District]] and [[Nakhon Chai Si District]]. Its capacity would be 25 million passengers annually. If approved, construction would start in 2023 and the airport would be operational by 2025 or 2026.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hongtong |first1=Thodsapol |title=Third Bangkok airport proposed |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1715903/third-bangkok-airport-proposed |access-date=25 July 2019 |work=Bangkok Post |date=20 July 2019}}</ref> When fully built-out, the airport will accommodate 80-100 seat aircraft flying between Bangkok and second-tier provinces to ease congestion at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports. The project site has low population density, only 200 households on 400 plots of land.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hongthong |first1=Thodsapol |title=New airport under scrutiny |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/special-reports/1755399/new-airport-under-scrutiny |access-date=22 September 2019 |work=Bangkok Post |date=22 September 2019}}</ref>

In terms of agriculture, Nakhon Pathom is a province that has long been known as a source of [[pig farming]]. Most of the original farmers were [[Thai-Chinese]]. Its amount of pig farming is ranked among the top in the country. The breeds of pigs that are popularly raised are exotic breeds, such as [[Landrace pig|Landrace]], [[Large White pig|Large White]], [[Duroc pig|Duroc]], and various [[crossbreed]] varieties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cpffeed.com/%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A8%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97/|title=การเลี้ยงหมูในประเทศไทย|language=thai|trans-title=Pig farming in Thailand|work=CPF}}</ref>